Konata #19? She is QUEEN OF PETTANKO. It’s a status symbol! But seriously, maybe it’s because I’ve been watching anime for 15+ years, but when I hear “pettanko” the first thought in my head is Konata from Lucky Star.

Fortunately the problem is self-correcting. The people who are too hung up on tradition will be bred out by the people who aren’t. It’d be a fantastic time to hit the lottery, buy a mansion in Japan, and father a dozen kids or so. A hundred years from now your family could have been the starting point of a large population segment. d=